, 1887-12-10
TWO MORE ACQUITTED.
Huffman and LaveIe, Alleged Cat
tie Thieves, Discharged.
Indictments Returned Against Five
Alleged Murderers.
A Tilt Between Thos. Patterson and
Prosecutor St0Ii.

The jury in the civil suit of the United
States VS.. Q. c. p. Webel, alleged illegal
Appropriation of timber growing on govern
ment land, returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANT. Though often so stated, this
case was not a criminal prosecution, suit
having been brought for the recovery of
s., 0
The testimony adduced was to the
effect that Webel cut timber from govern
ment land and marketed the lumber in
that locality.
As is customary in such cases, each
party to the suit pays the costs accruing to
his side.
Huffman and Lavelle, Horse Shoe
ranchmen indicted for misbranding and
killing cattle belonging to neighboring
stock r~aisers, were arraigned for trial.
Prosecuting Attorney Stoll informed
Judge Maginnis that on account of
urgent business in the grand jury room he
was unable to proceed with these cases.
His honor replied that a substitute for the
prosecution should be provided in case
that official had other engagements, and
insisted that the trials of Huffman and
Lavelle should proceed at once. Mr..
Stoll then left the court room, and Judge
Maginnis instructed the jury to return
verdicts acquitting the accused on each
count. This was accordingly done. and
Huffman and Lavelle were discharged.
This is a second chapter in the history of
the famous accomplishments of those
wonderfully shrewd stock detectives.
Two indictments have been returned
against Frank De Castro OF Lusk. In the
first bill the offense charged is an assault
with intent to do great bodily harm. The
formation of a second indictment is the
outcome of the preliminary exami
nation upon the first charge. 1t is
alleged that upon this occasion De Castro
committed perjury. The defendSht depos-
ing that he was unable to employ counsel,
j. &. Pratt was assigned to present his
side in the perjury case, while t. NJ.
Fisher will assist in e~ndeavoring to prove
that he did not attempt to infict great in
jury to the person of the man with whom
he had a difficulty at a dance several
months ago.
John Lynch. who pleaded guilty to the
commission of an aggravated assault, was
sentenced to n years Imprisonment and
fined the sum of$200.
Chas. Hoage, the boy who burglarized
the Valley ranch last winter, and in whose
case the jury recommended leniency, on
accounted youth, received a sentence of
two years in the Laramie county p%eniten-
tiary.
At 5 o'clock the grand jury returned
five indictments. Each bill charged the
person mentioned therein with murder.
The alleged killers are Lewis, Evertts,
Sanderson and Mrs. Berry, called the
Fort Laramie uuartette. and accused ofthe
murder of Rice. and Harry Patterson,
the alleged assas sinator of McLehone in
Muskrat canOn several years ago.
The announcement that there would be
a tilt between Thos. Patterson, the noted
Colorado attorney and orator, and Lara
mic ccunty's popular prosecutor, drew an
immense crowd to the court room last eve
ming. Every seat in the auditorium was
occupied by admirers of rhetoric and fine
arguments. Their desire to hear some
thing worth listening to was fully grati-
fed. The wordy conflict was precipitated
by Attorney Stolls motion &c quash tie
old Indictment againt Patterson, charged
with the murder of McLehone. and allow
the prisoner to be proceeded against by
virtue of the true bill' returned by the
grand jury last evening.
Both attorneys are gifted with elo
quence, aud both state a legal proposition
very clearly. Patterson's effort was quite
lengthy and brilliant throughout. Aside
from the legal points of the discussion his
argument cited the fact that the defend
ant was entitled to much more considera-
ton than the prosecution seemed inclined
to concede. Mr.. Stoll's reply was a sur
prise to sven his most ardent admirers.
In a few choice sentences, delivered in
his characteristic style, he met the issue
squarely and effectively, Tor at the conclu.
sion of his speech Judge Maginnis de-
cided hat the original indictment should
be set aside.
this morning. 1t is probable that a mo-
ton for its continuance will be made.
Can't Get Ahead of Them.
tGlenrock Graphic.
John A. Nelson, residing three miles